"[Jim] Piersall's saying yes to an invitation to visit Lakewood in connection with the American Baseball Congress tournaments now under way at Madison Park. Harlan Bartels, chairman of the tourneys, and Garry McDowell [at far right] asked the fiery...

Indians outfielder Jim Piersall jumps on home plate following a third-inning grand slam off the bat of Vic Wertz at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in a game with the Baltimore Orioles, May 22, 1960. The start of the game was delayed by rain, and later...

Cleveland Indians outfielder Jim Piersall argues with umpire Jim Honochick. This photo was taken on June 7, 1959. The Indians hosted the New York Yankees in a doubleheader that day. Piersall played in the first game but not the second. Honochick...

"Jim Piersall and mgr. Joe Gordon have feud with [Chicago White Sox] pitcher Early Wynn caused by umpire Nestor Chylak's call. Piersall took it out on Wynn." --photo verso. The photo verso bears a date stamp of May 9, 1959, but the photo was taken...

"[Indians first baseman] Vic Power [10] lays Jimmy Piersall down." --photo verso. Piersall had charged the mound after Detroit Tigers pitcher Jim Bunning hit Piersall on the wrist with an errant pitch in the fifth inning of the first game of a...

"In dressing room after game [Indians vs. Washington Senators, June 22, 1960, Cleveland Municipal Stadium), Jim Piersall [left] shows pitcher [Ted] Bowsfield and Harvey Kuenn how he held the bat in the first inning for a triple, then Kuenn scored...

Indians outfielder Jim Piersall shakes the hand of Miss Bertha Dudley, 4024 Memphis Avenue, at an Indians home game. Dudley was a lifelong Indians fan, and was proud of watching Indians games from a box seat since the early 1920s. Dudley, no...

"Taken from game is Jim Piersall [wearing no cap] by Red Kress, coach [at Piersall's left]. On extreme left is Billy Martin and Cal McLish carrying Russ Nixon's gear." --photo verso. A fight broke out between members of the Indians and the...

In the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers on May 24, 1959, Indians outfielder Jim Piersall was tagged out after taking too big a lead off first base. Tigers pitcher Don Mossi threw to first baseman Gail Harris,...